JUDGMENT :

BUDI HABUNG, J.

1. Heard Ms. V. Suokhrie, learned Additional AG, Nagaland for the appellants and Mr. Tongpok Pongener, learned counsel for the sole respondent.

2. This inter court appeal is preferred against the judgment and order dated 28.06.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C)/61/2020 and the order dated 31.10.2023 passed in Review Petition no. 03/2023. By the said impugned judgment and order dated 28.06.2022, the learned Single Judge directed for regularization of the Ad-hoc service of the writ petitioner/respondent herein in terms of the Office Memorandum No. AR-5/ASSO/98 dated 18.02.2004. And by an order dated 31.10.2023, the Review Petition No. 03/2023 filed against the said judgment and order dated 28.06.2022 has been dismissed.

3. The fact leading to the filling of the present appeal in brief is that the respondent was appointed as Ad-hoc Teacher under the establishment of Deputy Inspector of School, Mokokchung vide order dated 29.04.1998. And since then, her service on Ad-hoc basis has been extended from time to time.

4. By the Office Memorandum No. AR-5/ASSO/98 dated 18.02.2004 (for short OM hereinafter), the Government of Nagaland framed criteria for re